Table 23.
Reported human cases of tuberculosis due to M. bovis and notification rates per 100,000 population in the EU/EEA, by country and year, 2012–2016
| Country | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National coveragea | Data formata | Confirmed cases & rates | Confirmed cases & rates | Confirmed cases & rates | Confirmed cases & rates | Confirmed cases & rates | ||||||
| Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | |||
| Austria (OTF)b | Y | C | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Belgium (OTF)c | Y | C | 14 | 0.12 | 9 | 0.08 | 10 | 0.09 | 10 | 0.09 | 4 | 0.04 |
| Bulgaria | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Croatia | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cyprus | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Czech Republic (OTF) | Y | C | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Denmark (OTF) | Y | C | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Estonia (OTF) | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Finland (OTF) | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 |
| France (OTF)d | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Germany (OTF) | Y | C | 52 | 0.06 | 51 | 0.06 | 50 | 0.06 | 44 | 0.05 | 45 | 0.05 |
| Greece | – | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hungary (OTF) | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ireland | Y | C | 3 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.11 | 3 | 0.07 | 6 | 0.13 | 4 | 0.08 |
| Italye | Y | C | 13 | 0.02 | 17 | 0.03 | 18 | 0.03 | 14 | 0.02 | 10 | 0.02 |
| Latvia (OTF) | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lithuania (OTF) | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourg (OTF) | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Malta (OTF) | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands (OTF) | Y | C | 12 | 0.07 | 9 | 0.05 | 8 | 0.05 | 10 | 0.06 | 8 | 0.05 |
| Poland (OTF) | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Portugalf | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Romania | Y | C | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Slovakia (OTF) | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Slovenia (OTF) | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Spain | Y | C | 26 | 0.06 | 37 | 0.08 | 33 | 0.07 | 28 | 0.06 | 14 | 0.03 |
| Sweden (OTF) | Y | C | 5 | 0.05 | 6 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.05 |
| United Kingdomg | Y | C | 39 | 0.06 | 42 | 0.07 | 39 | 0.06 | 30 | 0.05 | 41 | 0.06 |
| EU total | – | – | 170 | 0.04 | 181 | 0.04 | 167 | 0.04 | 144 | 0.03 | 132 | 0.03 |
| Icelandh | Y | C | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Norway (OTF) | Y | C | 5 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.02 | 4 | 0.08 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.04 |
| Switzerland (OTF)i | Y | C | 5 | 0.06 | 6 | 0.07 | 2 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.02 | 5 | 0.06 |
Y: yes; N: no; A: aggregated data; C: case‐based data; –: no report.
OTF: Officially bovine tuberculosis free (status on freedom from bovine tuberculosis, in cattle).
There is an underestimation of the number of M. bovis in human cases in Belgium because the identification within the M. tuberculosis complex strains is not performed systematically by all the laboratories.
Not reporting TB case‐based data for 2016 and species of the M. tuberculosis complex for previous years.
In Italy, 7 regions and 14 provinces are OTF.
In Portugal, all administrative regions within the superior administrative unit of the Algarve are OTF.
In the United Kingdom, Scotland and the Isle of Man are OTF (in cattle).
In Iceland, which has no special agreement on animal health (status) with the EU, the last outbreak of bovine tuberculosis was in 1959.
Switzerland provided data directly to EFSA. The human data for Switzerland include data from Liechtenstein (OTF).